Ottawa has confirmed the death of Canadian mining executive Kirk Woodman in Burkina Faso. Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada is working on the investigation with authorities in the west African country. (The Canadian Press)

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A pilot who was drunk and appeared to pass out in the cockpit of a Sunwing Airlines plane before takeoff has been sentenced to eight months behind bars. The Crown prosecutor says she’s pleased with Miroslav Gronych’s sentence.

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